Forum membership longevity

**UncleVanya** · 06-06-2022, 07:46 PM - **3 Likes**

I stumbled into this thread:
Ned gets a new camera - PentaxForums.com

It struck me how few of these posters are still posting here. Then as in the past I wondered what happened to them. Did they move on? Did they pass away? Did they get banned? Do they still shoot Pentax?

Just musing.

bigted · 06-06-2022, 07:54 PM - **2 Likes**

Mine lapsed for a while (OK a few years) due to some serious health issues, but I came back still shooting Pentax.

MarkJerling · 06-06-2022, 08:50 PM - **1 Like**

There's a great many early members who still post regularly and a great many who don't.

The member list: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/list/?order=ASC&sort=joindate&pp=30

(Sorted by date joined)

**clackers** · 06-06-2022, 09:30 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by UncleVanya

It struck me how few of these posters are still posting here. Then as in the past I wondered what happened to them.

Lots of fur and feathers flying in that thread ... some may have died of their wounds afterwards!

**UncleVanya** · 06-06-2022, 09:35 PM

Originally posted by clackers

Lots of fur and feathers flying in that thread ... some may have died of their wounds afterwards!

True enough. I found it interesting with the perspective of history. Ned’s blog is still there but not that post. It looks pretty inactive. I wonder if he passed away.

Edit: I found an instagram post that seems to be from him from this year. Using a GR it appears.

**clackers** · 06-06-2022, 09:41 PM - **7 Likes**

Originally posted by UncleVanya

Ned’s blog is still there but not that post. It looks pretty inactive. I wonder if he passed away.

You seem very keen to categorize someone as deceased, UV, I think you're like the cart pullers in Monty Python's 'Holy Grail'.

Ned posted a pic taken with his GRIIIx yesterday on Instagram.

**UncleVanya** · 06-06-2022, 09:43 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by clackers

You seem very keen to categorize someone as deceased, UV, I think you're like the cart pullers in Monty Python's 'Holy Grail'.

Ned posted a pic taken with his GRIIIx yesterday on Instagram.

Lol. I just found that myself! I guess his blog is what died.

Unregistered User 8 · 06-06-2022, 09:47 PM - **1 Like**

A quick search of the membership here found Mr. Bunnell himself......

Greetings from Florida - PentaxForums.com

**BigMackCam** · 06-06-2022, 11:36 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by pjv

A quick search of the membership here found Mr. Bunnell himself......

Greetings from Florida - PentaxForums.com

And he logged in just last month, looking at his "Last Activity" time-stamp... so it seems he survived "Leicagate" just fine

Paul the Sunman · 06-06-2022, 11:52 PM - **2 Likes**

Pentax forums is like a big meeting room. Some enter, some leave, and some linger longer that is strictly decent. But I think some just can't find the exit.

**Rondec** · 06-07-2022, 02:41 AM - **7 Likes**

People move on for a variety of reasons. I've been here since 2009 and can't seem to get away.

I think this is my answer for social media. Instagram and Facebook somehow don't seem quite as deep whereas here you can help and be helped with regard to a variety of subjects. But probably most of us spend a little too much time online.

**BigMackCam** · 06-07-2022, 02:48 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Rondec

People move on for a variety of reasons. I've been here since 2009 and can't seem to get away.

I think this is my answer for social media. Instagram and Facebook somehow don't seem quite as deep whereas here you can help and be helped with regard to a variety of subjects. But probably most of us spend a little too much time online.

This describes me perfectly...

I enjoy being here most of the time. Sometimes I get frustrated by certain discussions, trends and/or just a few individual members, and take a break... but I always seem to come back. I've no interest in Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other social media. For the most part, I enjoy the interaction here, and - like you - I appreciate being able to ask for advice or assistance and provide it when I'm able. And, yes, I spend a little too much time online

**robgski** · 06-07-2022, 04:16 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by UncleVanya

I guess his blog is what died.

"Not dead yet " or "Only mostly Dead"

I often wonder how many of the people in the "Welcomes and Introductions" section are still active 365 days later.

**pepperberry farm** · 06-07-2022, 04:18 AM - **1 Like**

I follow Ned on flickr - he posts occasionally, almost exclusively with Pentax gear....

**Rondec** · 06-07-2022, 04:23 AM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by BigMackCam

This describes me perfectly...

I enjoy being here most of the time. Sometimes I get frustrated by certain discussions, trends and/or just a few individual members, and take a break... but I always seem to come back. I've no interest in Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other social media. For the most part, I enjoy the interaction here, and - like you - I appreciate being able to ask for advice or assistance and provide it when I'm able. And, yes, I spend a little too much time online

Instagram and Facebook seem to be shallow, for lack of a better word. You post a nice image and your friends give you likes and say, "Great image," but that feel pretty empty. More than that, a nice landscape image gets a lot less interaction there than a so-so snap shot of your kids. That's fine, but it doesn't feel like it encourages me to grow in photography.

06-06-2022, 07:46 PM - 3 Likes	#1
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,403	Forum membership longevity I stumbled into this thread: Ned gets a new camera - PentaxForums.com It struck me how few of these posters are still posting here. Then as in the past I wondered what happened to them. Did they move on? Did they pass away? Did they get banned? Do they still shoot Pentax? Just musing.

06-06-2022, 09:35 PM	#5
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,403 Original Poster	Originally posted by clackers Lots of fur and feathers flying in that thread ... some may have died of their wounds afterwards! True enough. I found it interesting with the perspective of history. Ned’s blog is still there but not that post. It looks pretty inactive. I wonder if he passed away. Edit: I found an instagram post that seems to be from him from this year. Using a GR it appears. Last edited by UncleVanya; 06-06-2022 at 09:42 PM.

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06-06-2022, 07:54 PM - 2 Likes	#2
bigted Moderator Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Jessica Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park, or Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,593	Mine lapsed for a while (OK a few years) due to some serious health issues, but I came back still shooting Pentax.

06-06-2022, 08:50 PM - 1 Like	#3
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,406	There's a great many early members who still post regularly and a great many who don't. The member list: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/members/list/?order=ASC&sort=joindate&pp=30 (Sorted by date joined)

06-06-2022, 09:30 PM - 3 Likes	#4
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by UncleVanya It struck me how few of these posters are still posting here. Then as in the past I wondered what happened to them. Lots of fur and feathers flying in that thread ... some may have died of their wounds afterwards!

06-06-2022, 09:41 PM - 7 Likes	#6
clackers Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Melbourne Photos: Albums Posts: 16,397	Originally posted by UncleVanya Ned’s blog is still there but not that post. It looks pretty inactive. I wonder if he passed away. You seem very keen to categorize someone as deceased, UV, I think you're like the cart pullers in Monty Python's 'Holy Grail'. Ned posted a pic taken with his GRIIIx yesterday on Instagram.

06-06-2022, 09:43 PM - 2 Likes	#7
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,403 Original Poster	Originally posted by clackers You seem very keen to categorize someone as deceased, UV, I think you're like the cart pullers in Monty Python's 'Holy Grail'. Ned posted a pic taken with his GRIIIx yesterday on Instagram. Lol. I just found that myself! I guess his blog is what died.

06-06-2022, 09:47 PM - 1 Like	#8
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	A quick search of the membership here found Mr. Bunnell himself...... Greetings from Florida - PentaxForums.com

06-06-2022, 11:36 PM - 2 Likes	#9
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,673	Originally posted by pjv A quick search of the membership here found Mr. Bunnell himself...... Greetings from Florida - PentaxForums.com And he logged in just last month, looking at his "Last Activity" time-stamp... so it seems he survived "Leicagate" just fine

06-06-2022, 11:52 PM - 2 Likes	#10
Paul the Sunman Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,843	Pentax forums is like a big meeting room. Some enter, some leave, and some linger longer that is strictly decent. But I think some just can't find the exit.

06-07-2022, 02:41 AM - 7 Likes	#11
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,653	People move on for a variety of reasons. I've been here since 2009 and can't seem to get away. I think this is my answer for social media. Instagram and Facebook somehow don't seem quite as deep whereas here you can help and be helped with regard to a variety of subjects. But probably most of us spend a little too much time online.

06-07-2022, 02:48 AM - 2 Likes	#12
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,673	Originally posted by Rondec People move on for a variety of reasons. I've been here since 2009 and can't seem to get away. I think this is my answer for social media. Instagram and Facebook somehow don't seem quite as deep whereas here you can help and be helped with regard to a variety of subjects. But probably most of us spend a little too much time online. This describes me perfectly... I enjoy being here most of the time. Sometimes I get frustrated by certain discussions, trends and/or just a few individual members, and take a break... but I always seem to come back. I've no interest in Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other social media. For the most part, I enjoy the interaction here, and - like you - I appreciate being able to ask for advice or assistance and provide it when I'm able. And, yes, I spend a little too much time online

06-07-2022, 04:16 AM - 3 Likes	#13
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,799	Originally posted by UncleVanya I guess his blog is what died. "Not dead yet " or "Only mostly Dead" I often wonder how many of the people in the "Welcomes and Introductions" section are still active 365 days later.

06-07-2022, 04:18 AM - 1 Like	#14
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,678	I follow Ned on flickr - he posts occasionally, almost exclusively with Pentax gear....

06-07-2022, 04:23 AM - 3 Likes	#15
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,653	Originally posted by BigMackCam This describes me perfectly... I enjoy being here most of the time. Sometimes I get frustrated by certain discussions, trends and/or just a few individual members, and take a break... but I always seem to come back. I've no interest in Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other social media. For the most part, I enjoy the interaction here, and - like you - I appreciate being able to ask for advice or assistance and provide it when I'm able. And, yes, I spend a little too much time online Instagram and Facebook seem to be shallow, for lack of a better word. You post a nice image and your friends give you likes and say, "Great image," but that feel pretty empty. More than that, a nice landscape image gets a lot less interaction there than a so-so snap shot of your kids. That's fine, but it doesn't feel like it encourages me to grow in photography.